Author Archives: Austin Price

Pregnant People Caught in the War on Drugs: A Unique Alabama Statute Being Used to Criminally Prosecute Pregnant People for Drug use

LAURA CURRY—Six days after giving birth, Hali Burns was arrested and separated from her newborn and older child. The arrest stemmed from two positive drug tests during her pregnancy, which her attorneys contend were caused by a legal prescription for Subutex, a medicine used to manage opioid addiction and withdrawal, and sinus medication. Burns was held in pretrial […]

The Story of Deficient Data in Federal Healthcare Programs

ELIZABETH HANSEL—Imagine attempting to address decades of disparities and inequities with only one eye open to the problem. That is what the Biden administration is currently attempting to do as it creates healthy equity initiatives through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”). These new initiatives focus on reducing the health disparities within these […]

Universal Opt-Out Signals for User Privacy Preferences

ALLAN LEMOS—A universal opt-out request is a signal that is sent by a third-party platform on behalf of the internet user that communicates the user’s choice to opt-out of the sale and sharing of their personal information. Essentially, these signals are a way for users to communicate privacy preferences to a host of websites by using a specific search […]

The Billionaire, the Tech Giant, and the Algorithms Nobody Wants

GABRIELLE ARGIMON—In the Delaware Court of Chancery lies one of the most notorious business lawsuits of our time. In April 2022, multi-billionaire Elon Musk entered into a merger agreement with Twitter, Inc. agreeing to purchase the company at a premium of $44 billion. Less than three months after publicly sharing plans to rid the site of spam and expose […]

Minor League Baseball’s Unionization Represents a Groundbreaking Shift in MLB’s Labor Relations

MATTHEW HARRIS—In an age where collegiate and professional athletes are increasingly taking control of their own legal rights, no story is more relevant and encouraging than the emerging unionization of Minor League Baseball (“MiLB”) players. On September 14, 2022, the MLB formally recognized the Major League Baseball Players Organization (“MLBPA”) as the collective bargaining representative of […]